16.3.11

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Sorry it’s been a bit quiet round here this week, we’ve had a rather eventful few days. Last week we viewed a flat with the simple intention of seeing what the rental market was offering right now, nothing else. 20 minutes later we had decided to take it. With another couple viewing it straight after us we had to make the decision then and there. Moving wasn’t something we were going to consider doing for quite a while yet, but when you find the perfect place, sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and snap it up before somebody else does.

Our new home is amazing. A garden maisonette (is it lame we’re excited about having stairs?) two bedrooms, a bigger kitchen and the best thing…a garden. Last summer B especially craved a garden more than ever; the boy needs to be outside. So this year it’s going to be all about the BBQs and outdoor gatherings.

We move in less than 4 weeks and we’re both sad about leaving our little flat. This was our first proper house together, it was where B proposed and where we called home for almost our first year of marriage. And I’m not ashamed to say that we both had a little freak out that maybe we didn’t want to leave at all. But we quickly got over that and know that this move will be the start of an awesome new adventure. The new flat is in a brilliant area, complete with a greengrocers, deli, cafes and butchers about 2 minutes from our house. An area I thought we’d never be able to afford a place in and yet we discovered this bargain of a gem.

So now the sorting and packing begins, hence the boxes. I can’t say I’m that excited about moving day, but it will all be worth it. And the new place is stocked full of storage so we definitely have room to grow. And maybe squeeze in that 70s sideboard I’ve been craving….

14 comments:

so exciting!! i have been searching and searching for the perfect place since our lease is up in a few months. i'm still waiting for the perfect place to also be the perfect price. congratulations! xoxo

That sounds wonderful. I wonder where in Bath you are - I lived there in the 1980's when I was at uni. Have recently discovered your blog and love the way you write. I wrote about my new sideboard today - free!!!

Sounds like the perfect place! I am totally jealous you have a garden. It's the perfect timing now that warmers days are on their way. Good luck with the move, which are always awful but worthwhile! Bisous xx

So exciting for you, a garden of your own sounds like a nice thing to me! But know what you mean about leaving a place of happy memories. I keep putting off starting to sort through my stuff for the move to the hut, alot of our things didn't get unpacked after our last move as the flat is so small. Goodluck with it all, can't wait to see your new digs.

Houses are one of those things that you just know right then and there if it's the right place for you, aren't they? Like you just know that you could live there or that you can't. New adventures are exciting, congratulations!

i always find with moving that though it's very sad to leave, as soon as you have all your things in and pictures on the wall, it very quickly feels like home. and you never look back. good luck with the move! x

Congrats on finding one!! We are going through something similar - apartment hunting in Luzern because we want to be in the city for a few legitimate reasons, but leaving our flat out in our little village will be so bittersweet. I will be sad.

I can relate to this so much. I'm only moving upstairs in my duplex and am lamenting leaving my hardwood hallway floor behind (landlord carpeted the upstairs hallway - ugh). It was spur of the moment, someone moved out, big deck up top and then, gulp, suddenly it's happening.

You will enjoy that garden and the extra space...seize the day! (i keep repeating to myself, too)

HELLO, I'm Nell and this is my journal. Documenting magical days with my husband Ben and our daughters, Josephine and Coralie; recording the adventures we have together. Life is always beautiful with these three.